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His Life & Career - Reginald Perrin - Rising Damp


The Books & Their Author:

The David Nobbs Page | Book Reviews
The Birth of Reginald Perrin
Novel, VHS and DVD Covers


The Television Series:
Summaries:
FAQ | Series Overview
Changes from Books to TV
Episode Guide Summary

Scene Guide/DVD galleries:
Episode Synopses

Series One (1976):
Episode One | Two |
Four | Five | Six | Seven

Series Two (1977):
Episode One | Two | Three
Four | Five | Six | Seven

Series Three (1978/9):
Episode One | Two | Three
Four | Five | Six | Seven

Christmas Special (1982)

The Legacy of Reginald Perrin (1996):
Episode One | Two | Three
Four | Five | Six | Seven

Script Excerpts:
Series One (Sunshine Desserts)
Series Two (Grot)
Series Three (Perrins Community)
Christmas Special
The Legacy of Reginald Perrin

Character Studies:
The Perrin Family
Reggie, Elizabeth, Linda, Tom, Jimmy 

Reggie's Colleagues
C.J., Tony, David, Joan, Doc Morrissey 

Other characters
Neighbours, friends and enemies


I didn't get where I am today without welcoming you to
Reggie Online

The OFFICIAL Reginald Perrin web site

The authorised tribute to the novels of the late, great
David Nobbs and the BBC television series


Youtube Channel  - Tons of clips

Featured video: David Nobbs visits Reginald Perrin filming locations
 - some for the first time - for Comedy Map of Britain, 27/1/07 (c) BBC

Custom Search 

Reginald Perrin - The Complete Collection

For the first time, the complete recordings of Reginald Perrin are now available as a 5-disc DVD Box Set.
- All 21 episodes of The Fall & Rise...
- All 7 episodes of The Legacy...
- The 5-minute 1982 Christmas Special
- Comedy Connections documentary

Available now. Order with FREE Delivery at the link on the right. See the Store for other Reginald Perrin merchandise.

The brand new adaptation Reggie Perrin is available now on DVD. Order your copy here.




Cast & Crew:
Main Cast | Supporting Cast
Who Played Who | Production Crew

Catchphrases:
Reggie: 
"Eleven minutes late..."
"Take a letter, Joan..."

C. J.:
"I didn't get where I am today..."
"Leave no worm unturned"

Jimmy:
"Bit of a cock-up on the catering front"

Tony:
"Success City, Arizona!"

Tom:
"I'm not a cricket person"

Special Pages:
The Grot Empire
Perrins Community | Production Notes
Reggie's Last Will and Testament
A Compendium of other detail
Real Reggie Perrin Incidents

Spin-offs:
Reggie (USA, 1983)
Fairly Secret Army (UK, 1984/86)

Multimedia:
Video Clip Gallery

Photo Galleries: 
Series One | Two | Three
Legacy | Actors

Audio:
Short Theme | Long Theme
"I can't be bothered with all this..."


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News:

December 2022 - Updated Supporting Biographies page.

September 2022 - The BBC is producing a two-part adaptation of David Nobbs' 'The Fall & Rise of Reginald Perrin', starring David Haig as Reggie. The two one-hour episodes will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on November 13th and 20th and will subsequently be available on BBC iPlayer. Article..

March 2022 - Actor Ronald Pember died on March 8th, aged 87. Ronald played Arthur Noblett in Series Three, Episode Three. Obituary.

February 2021 � For the first time in decades, Reginald Perrin is being repeated on BBC television. Starting on Tuesday 23rd, BBC4 will be showing (at least) the entire first series, and will be available on BBC iPlayer at this page after broadcast.

November 2020 - Geoffrey Palmer OBE died on November 5th, aged 93. Geoffrey played Reggie's hapless brother-in-law Jimmy Anderson in all three series of The Fall and Rise... as well as a more prominent role in The Legacy... He later appeared in another David Nobbs-penned comedy, Fairly Secret Army (1984-86), as Major Harry Truscott, loosely based on Jimmy's character but further developing his paramilitary plans against a 'future anarchy'. Obituary.

May 2019 - Reggie Perrin - The Musical is in the works. Written by David Nobbs' close friend Jonathan Coe and writer David Quantick, with songs by Mike Batt. Article.

June 2018 - Glynn Edwards, the actor who played Mr Pelham the pig farmer, died on May 23rd, aged 87.